Embargoes and Sanctions

As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk

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The real estate developer and president’s friend lacks diplomatic experience, but the new administration might view that as a plus.

Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a ‘Free Cuba’ Republican in Congress, Dies at 70

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The Florida scion of an anti-communist political family, he served in the House for 18 years at a time when Cuban Americans exerted peak influence on U.S. policies.

In Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans

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European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow.

C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico

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The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.

As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine Emerges

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President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.

Putin Dismisses Trump’s Sanctions Threat and Repeats His Stolen Election Claim

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Russia’s president flattered his American counterpart as “smart” and “pragmatic,” and repeated Mr. Trump’s baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Face Grilling

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Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

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Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”